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Leisure Sciences
An Interdisciplinary Journal
Volume 40, 2018 - Issue 7: Special Issue: The Politics of Leisure
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Momentarily Understanding the Contemporary Moment: Reflections on Koans, Politics, and Leisure

B. Dana KivelDepartment of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration, California State University SacramentoCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 750-753 | Received 08 Oct 2018, Accepted 11 Oct 2018, Published online: 20 May 2019
 
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Abstract

A koan is a paradoxical riddle used to help practitioners of Zen Buddhism in their quest for non attachment. The idea of the koan can also be helpful as we attempt to make sense of the current social, historical and political moment. Do the events of 2018 reflect reality or reflect a temporal moment in reality? This essay ponders the meaning of attachment, letting go and taking action vis-à-vis the politics of leisure.

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